Did you catch the story on Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood that went behind the microphone, to focus on Voice Over Acting the Actors?
It was pretty interesting….Take a look:
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Real quick tip I’m not sure I’ve shared yet…
Today I was auditioning for an internal corporate video that had a lot of industry jargon that I was not familiar with. So, I went to a couple sites that I always use for getting the proper pronunciations. And as usual, it worked great!
These sites actually give you the phonetic spelling of the word, but they also give you audio examples of how to pronounce the word, as well. VERY COOL!…..VERY helpful!
Remember….The last thing you want to do is to mispronounce a word on a clients copy. So first…Ask the client if you find words you’re not familiar with, (don’t be shy…they’ll be glad you asked.) However….if the client is not available, then these sites are the next best alternative.
Check them out here:
http://forvo.com/languages-pronunciations/en/
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
http://inogolo.com/pronunciation
http://dictionary.reference.com/
And here’s another I just found recently from the VO-BB bulletin board:
http://www.howjsay.com
So, now there’s absolutely no excuses! 
Have fun pronunciating! (Save you time looking that one up….I know it’s not a word! haha)
This kind of relates to the last post, but a former student sent me a demo to listen to.
She couldn’t figure out where the faint hum was coming from in her recording. She was asking if I thought it might be the microphone or something else. Wellll…..after listening several times, very closely, I realized what the low hum was….
TRAFFIC! Outside her window….the same window she cracked open to let some of the warm fresh spring air into her studio.
Remember as the weather gets nicer and you open those doors and windows to let a little fresh air in…You have to close them again, tightly before recording. Or you too may find yourself scratching your head, wondering where that “low hum” is coming from on your next recording.
Just a quick tip….Talk soon…
Some good info for the aspiring Voice Over Actor. This posting came from a blog at The Southernexpressbluegrass.com Blog and was written by Vicki Amorose…Major props to her on a great posting!
This is actually written for Voice Over Directors…from a Voice Over Actor’s perspective, but it’s always good to get a feel for things on both sides of the microphone!
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Advice for directors and producers, written from the perspective of the voice-over actor. Intended to improve the recording session experience. Use this article as a crash course, or to tune up your directing skills. These tips apply to voice acting of all types. The terms voice-over actor/voice-over talent/talent/actor are used here interchangeably.
When you are in the director’s chair at a voice-over session, the process can sometimes become a struggle for both you and the talent. You have a vision you need to share with the voice actor, a person who knows far less than you do about the product, message, or concept. At the same time, you hired that actor to bring his or her own unique skills to the project. Unlike the making of a film or a stage production, you do not have weeks to rehearse and analyze the script. The studio clock is ticking and that alone adds an element of anxiety to the recording session.
The following tips apply well to both in-person and long distance sessions. Read more…